practise

prac·tise

P0498500 (prăk′tĭs)v. Chiefly British Variant of practice.

practise

(ˈpræktɪs) or

practice

vb1. to do or cause to do repeatedly in order to gain skill2. (tr) to do (something) habitually or frequently: they practise ritual murder. 3. to observe or pursue (something, such as a religion): to practise Christianity. 4. (Professions) to work at (a profession, job, etc): he practises medicine. 5. (foll by: on or upon) to take advantage of (someone, someone's credulity, etc)[C15: see practice]

prac•tise

(ˈpræk tɪs)

v.t., v.i. -tised, -tis•ing. Brit. practice.

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In British English, practice is a noun and practise is a verb.

1. used as an uncountable noun

Practice involves doing something regularly in order to improve your ability at it.

Your skiing will get better with practice.He has to do a lot of music practice.2. used as a countable noun

A practice is something that is done regularly, for example as a custom.

Our usual practice is to keep a written record of all meetings.The ancient practice of yoga is still popular today.3. used as a verb

If you practise something, you do it or take part in it regularly.

I had been practising the piece for months.His family practised traditional Judaism.

In American English, the spelling 'practise' is not normally used. The verb and noun are both spelled practice.

I practiced throwing and catching the ball every day.

practise

Past participle: practised
Gerund: practising

Imperative
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Present
I practise
you practise
he/she/it practises
we practise
you practise
they practise

Preterite
I practised
you practised
he/she/it practised
we practised
you practised
they practised

Present Continuous
I am practising
you are practising
he/she/it is practising
we are practising
you are practising
they are practising

Present Perfect
I have practised
you have practised
he/she/it has practised
we have practised
you have practised
they have practised

Past Continuous
I was practising
you were practising
he/she/it was practising
we were practising
you were practising
they were practising

Past Perfect
I had practised
you had practised
he/she/it had practised
we had practised
you had practised
they had practised

Future
I will practise
you will practise
he/she/it will practise
we will practise
you will practise
they will practise

Future Perfect
I will have practised
you will have practised
he/she/it will have practised
we will have practised
you will have practised
they will have practised

Future Continuous
I will be practising
you will be practising
he/she/it will be practising
we will be practising
you will be practising
they will be practising

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been practising
you have been practising
he/she/it has been practising
we have been practising
you have been practising
they have been practising

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been practising
you will have been practising
he/she/it will have been practising
we will have been practising
you will have been practising
they will have been practising

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been practising
you had been practising
he/she/it had been practising
we had been practising
you had been practising
they had been practising

Conditional
I would practise
you would practise
he/she/it would practise
we would practise
you would practise
they would practise

Past Conditional
I would have practised
you would have practised
he/she/it would have practised
we would have practised
you would have practised
they would have practised

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	practise - engage in a rehearsal (of)rehearse, practiceperforming arts - arts or skills that require public performanceperform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"walk through - perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsalscrimmage - practice playing (a sport)
	2.	practise - carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"practice, exercise, doshamanise, shamanize - practice shamanism
	3.	practise - learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"practice, drill, exerciselearn, study, read, take - be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

practise

verb1. rehearse, study, prepare, perfect, repeat, go through, polish, go over, refine, run through Lauren practises the concerto every day.2. do, train, exercise, work out, drill, warm up, keep your hand in practising for a gym display3. carry out, follow, apply, perform, observe, engage in, live up to, put into practice Astronomy continued to be practised in Byzantium.4. work at, pursue, carry on, undertake, specialize in, ply your trade He practised as a lawyer for thirty years.

Translations

练习养成...的习惯实习惯做操持

practise

(ˈprӕktis) verb1. to do exercises to improve one's performance in a particular skill etc. She practises the piano every day; You must practise more if you want to enter the competition. 实习，练习 2. to make (something) a habit. to practise self-control. 惯做，养成...的习惯 3. to do or follow (a profession, usually medicine or law). He practises (law) in London. 操持（专业等） ˈpractised adjective skilled through much practice. a practised performer. 熟练的，有经验的

practise is a verb: to practise (not practice) the guitar.

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practice makes perfect

Practicing or repeatedly doing something will make one become proficient or skillful at it. A: "I just can't seem to get the rhythm of this song quire right." B: "Keep at it—practice makes perfect!" You can't expect to start a new sport and be amazing at it right away. As is always the case, practice makes perfect.See also: make, perfect, practice

practice what (one) preaches

To do the things or behave the way that one advises, dictates, or espouses. My parents always told us to respect each other and not to bicker, and they really did practice what they preached. If you're going to tell your employees not to incur excessive, unnecessary costs, then you had better practice what you preach.See also: practice, preach, what

practice on (someone or something)

To train for some activity by doing drills on someone or something. (Spelled "practise" in British English.) A noun or pronoun can be used between "practice" and "on" to specify the activity one is training for. The doctor asked if the trainees could practice checking blood pressure and heart rate on me. I want to make sure the sculpture turns out how I want it, so I've been practicing on these concrete blocks before I move on to the marble.See also: on, practice

Practice makes perfect.

Prov. Cliché Doing something over and over again is the only way to learn to do it well. Jill: I'm not going to try to play the piano anymore. I always make so many mistakes. Jane: Don't give up. Practice makes perfect. Child: How come you're so good at peeling potatoes? Father: I did it a lot in the army, and practice makes perfect.See also: make, perfect, practice

Practice what you preach.

Prov. Cliché You yourself should do the things you advise other people to do. Dad always told us we should only watch an hour of television every day, but we all knew he didn't practice what he preached.See also: practice, preach, what

practice makes perfect

Frequently doing something makes one better at doing it, as in I've knit at least a hundred sweaters, but in my case practice hasn't made perfect. This proverbial expression was once put as Use makes mastery, but by 1560 the present form had become established. See also: make, perfect, practice

practice what you preach

Behave as you would have others behave, as in You keep telling us to clean up, but I wish you'd practice what you preach. This idiom expresses an ancient idea but appeared in this precise form only in 1678. Also see do as I say. See also: practice, preach, what

practice makes perfect

COMMON People say practice makes perfect to mean that if you practise something enough, you will eventually be able to do it perfectly. It is like learning to ride a bike. You may fall off a few times but practice makes perfect.See also: make, perfect, practice

practise what you preach

COMMON If you practise what you preach, you behave in the way that you encourage other people to behave. Note: The verb `practise' is spelled `practice' in American English. He practised what he preached, being more interested in moral values than money. I ought to be showing leadership and practise what I am preaching. Note: People sometimes vary this expression. The Bishop said the government had let the people down badly: it had preached love but practised hate.See also: practise, preach, what

practice makes perfect

regular exercise of an activity or skill is the way to become proficient in it.See also: make, perfect, practice

practise what you preach

do what you advise others to do.See also: practise, preach, what

ˌpractice makes ˈperfect

(saying) a way of encouraging people by telling them that if you do an activity regularly you will become very good at it: If you want to learn a language, speak it as much as you can. Practice makes perfect!See also: make, perfect, practice

ˌpractise what you ˈpreach

(saying) live or act the way you advise others to live or act: He’s always telling me to go on a diet, but he doesn’t practise what he preaches. He needs to lose weight too!See also: practise, preach, what

practice makes perfect

The more one does something, the better at it one becomes. This ancient proverb began as use makes perfect. In English it dates from the fifteenth century but probably was a version of a much older Latin proverb. It exists in many languages, so presumably most people agree. Ralph Waldo Emerson almost did: “Practice is nine-tenths,” he wrote (Conduct of Life: Power, 1860). An English writer in the Spectator of May 10, 1902, differed: “Practice never makes perfect. It improves up to a point.”See also: make, perfect, practice

practice what you preach

Do as you would have others do. The idea is an ancient one, expressed in somewhat different form in the Bible (Matthew 23:3): “They say and do not” (King James Version; the Revised Standard version changed it to “they preach but do not practice”). Repeated often over the centuries, it appears in Dickens’s Old Curiosity Shop (1840): “Divines do not always practice what they preach.” See also do as i say.See also: practice, preach, what

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